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Much will be said in coming weeks about Sarah Palin and the Republican Party -- especially after the Democrat "upset" in New York's 23rd Congressional District and the "over-the-top" Republican gubernatorial wins in Virginia... [read full story]
Taiwan's dwindling birth rate causes concern As a schoolteacher, Ariel Shen has been observing Taiwan's declining birth rate from up close. Taiwan, with a population of 23 million, now has the dubious distinction of having the...
HEGANG (China): Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground on Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese mine jumped to 87 -- the deadliest blast to hit the beleaguered...
Unfazed by China's great leap forward, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that India, a "functioning democracy" cannot be a "carbon copy" of its communist neighbour. "Well, I have no hesitation in saying that I think...
By Petchanet Pratruangkrai The Nation Published on November 24, 2009 The government has rejected a Chinese company's offer to increase the price of tapioca flour imports from Bt8,100 to Bt8,450 per tonne. "The Thai government...
